Fire in the Sky . . . . . . . IR

jeffmeyers

I know, that's an overused title. Sigh. But it works for this one. Most of the time I "channel swap" the colors on my IR shots. I normally don't like the uncorrected red sky. But this one seemed to work. The subject matter isn't great, but the tree in the foreground is pretty dramatic in IR.

Scott_Quier

That does work so nicely! Well done, indeed. I think I would clone out the power-lines though.

jeffmeyers

Scott_Quier wrote:

That does work so nicely! Well done, indeed. I think I would clone out the power-lines though.

Oh yeah. Thanks, Scott. Good advice. I shoulda notice that.

catspaw

Gorgeous! I canNOT wait for some stormy skies and the IR camera.

*glee*

:ivar

jeffmeyers

catspaw wrote:

Gorgeous! I canNOT wait for some stormy skies and the IR camera.

*glee*

:ivar

Thanks. But it wasn't really a stormy sky. Just high flying cirrus clouds on a very clear day with a deep blue sky. That makes for a better IR shot than dark storm clouds.

catspaw

jeffmeyers wrote:

Thanks. But it wasn't really a stormy sky. Just high flying cirrus clouds on a very clear day with a deep blue sky. That makes for a better IR shot than dark storm clouds.

Hey, I'm learning

jeffmeyers

catspaw wrote:

Hey, I'm learning

Oh, I'm sorry. I hope my reply wasn't too curt. Once you get the hang of IR, you'll always be looking at things wondering how they would look in IR. It's a curse!

catspaw

jeffmeyers wrote:

Oh, I'm sorry. I hope my reply wasn't too curt. Once you get the hang of IR, you'll always be looking at things wondering how they would look in IR. It's a curse!

oh no, not at all! just wry amusement on my part because I already know things don't always look in IR as you think they might appear ....

all good here!

Azzaro

Great shot Jeff......

Scott_Quier

jeffmeyers wrote:

Thanks. But it wasn't really a stormy sky. Just high flying cirrus clouds on a very clear day with a deep blue sky. That makes for a better IR shot than dark storm clouds.

At the risk of a hi-jack .... I'm not sure I completely agree with this.

Check out this photo taken on a very cold, snow-stormy day in October 2007.

jeffmeyers

Scott_Quier wrote:

At the risk of a hi-jack .... I'm not sure I completely agree with this.

Check out this photo taken on a very cold, snow-stormy day in October 2007.

Good example, Scott. I think you are right. But I also think that it depends on the kind of IR convesion one has and on the way you post process your image.

I've found that given my IR camera, and given the way that I process IR images, that storm clouds don't aways give me the same drama as other cloudy situations.

Maybe that's a better way of putting it.

Panther

Howdy Jeff,

WOWSER< what beautiful colors, really love the rich tones of the Tree based against the beautiful Red of the Sky.

dlplumer

Love it Jeff, and yes clone out the power lines.

ian408

I do like the treatment you've given this shot. The title fits nicely. The contrast between the sky and trees is also nice.